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Relational priming: Obligational nitpicking

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2008

Varol Akman
Varol Akman
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Department of Philosophy, Bilkent University, Bilkent, Ankara, 06800, Turkey. akman@bilkent.edu.trhttp://www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr/akman.htm
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Abstract

According to the target article authors, initial experience with a circumstance primes a relation that can subsequently be applied to a different circumstance to draw an analogy. While I broadly agree with their claim about the role of relational priming in early analogical reasoning, I put forward a few concerns that may be worthy of further reflection.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , August 2008 , pp. 378 - 379
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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